Take out those ships and ground forces with this baby - with constant circling around the target.
- VTOL down for flaps (AG 8)
- Trim for Trim (AG 8)
- AG7 for Yaw Trim - for constant circling.
- AG1 activate gun turrets - VTOL and Trim to rotate - deactivate AG8 and AG7 first.
- AG2 to activate air to ground missiles for targeting.
- AG6 to release all missiles (just in case).
- Cockpit mounted on guns.
- Guns have a range of over 4 kms.
Instructions:
1. Take off.
2. Head to target keeping the target on the left side. Approx. 5000 ft is good.
3. Turn on ground targeting and get range of target.
4. At around 4 kms, start to circle by;
- Trim down one quarter of notch and then deactivate AG8.
- AG7 and then slide trim slide down to the first notch. Deactivate AG7.
5. The plane will circle, when stable and even, switch to cockpit view (not the main cockpit but the gun targeting cockpit).
6. AG1 to activate. Use VTOL and TRIM slider to target and then fire guns.
7. Shoot targets and any incoming missiles.
8. AG2 to activate air to ground missiles and also launch.
Note: You can set up the two middle props with AG 3 and 4, and deactivate one which will also cause the plane to circle. Use Trim to adjust climb/decent.
SR
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 90.6ft (27.6m)
- Length 63.4ft (19.3m)
- Height 26.1ft (8.0m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 37,678lbs (17,090kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.318
- Wing Loading 8.0lbs/ft2 (38.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 4,729.4ft2 (439.4m2)
- Drag Points 19589
Parts
- Number of Parts 673
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 2,833
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/tpU65e/AC-130-GUNSHIP-READ-DESC
@tylerdeveneuxmusic Thanks!
Thanks! @looppydow
Dude this is the best gunship I ever used man respects on you man
What's he do!? @AdrianFlyingAce
Hurlburt field Florida!
Very cool! Where? @Cjredwards
I work on the gunships for a living!
@AV8R For this one I didnt, but used huge wings which I scaled down to 0.1 on all axis... if you pull this apart you'll see them... On other planes I sometimes do though.
@SpiritusRaptor well, I was going to build this next but I'll just go ahead and find a new project to work on :P This thing is perfect.
Question: Do you use gyros to stabilize your planes? I'm interested in learning how to use them and how they are implemented in this game. I'm perfectly familiar with the physics of them in real life, just not sure how to do them in SP.
Thanks!
Excellent tribute to a terrifying weapon
@saturn28 Thank you
I agree... I've added a target to the large gun, but it's not as effective... @Potkuri
Just wow. It'd be great if the artificial horizon could be attached to the fuselage instead of the targeting cockpit. Or targeting to any camera, either way. Would make it easier to monitor the plane's bearings while aiming at a target.
Nice!
Thanks @MaximusTheMinimus
Nice gunship, anyway.
FIRST DOWNLOAD!!!